Politics, social theory, history of ideas
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International Relations in the Middle East
Legacies of Repression in Egypt and Tunisia
Hegemonic Strategies and Regional Order Ewan Stein | University of Edinburgh
Authoritarianism, Political Mobilization, and Founding Elections Alanna C. Torres-Van Antwerp
Developing an original theoretical approach to understanding the roots of regional conflict and cooperation, this is an accessible course book on international relations in the Middle East, covering domestic and international foreign policy dynamics in a range of states, including Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey. • An accessible course book on international relations in the Middle East covering domestic and international foreign policy dynamics • Enables specialist and non-specialist readers to gain insight into how and why Middle Eastern regional order has changed over time • Presents a century of foreign policy trajectories in a range of states, including Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey
262pp 2. 2021 9781107181892 Hardback GBP 64.99 / USD 84.99 2. 2021 9781316633021 Paperback GBP 21.99 / USD 28.99 eISBN 9781316855522
When an authoritarian regime collapses, what determines whether an opposition group will form a political party, be successful in mobilizing voters, and survive or dissolve as a group in subsequent years? Based on unique field research, this examines how legacies of authoritarian rule shaped the outcome of Egypt’s 2011 founding elections. • A detailed account of how democratic transitions are patterned by the legacies of authoritarian politics • Based on comparative analysis and field research in Egypt and Tunisia, with rich insights and comparison drawn from Brazil, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Zambia • Of interest to scholars of comparative politics, authoritarianism, political transitions and revolutions, democratization, and Middle East 0pp 1. 2022 9781009100519 Hardback GBP 90.00 / USD 120.00 eISBN 9781009118040
Israel’s Regime Untangled Between Democracy and Apartheid Gal Ariely
Forging an innovative path to untangling the conflicting interpretations of the Israeli regime, this book examines at the diverse aspects of the regime to determine the level of ‘democraticness’ exhibited in order to come to its conclusion. • Offers an innovative path to untangling the conflicting interpretations of the Israeli regime • Examines the diverse aspects of the Israeli regime to determine the level of ‘democraticness’ exhibited in order to come to its conclusion • Of interest to scholars and students of the Middle East, comparative politics and Israel studies, especially those analysing regimes and democratization
230pp 3. 2021 9781108845250 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108951371
Kurdish Politics in Iran Crossborder Interactions and Mobilisation since 1947 Allan Hassaniyan | University of Exeter
Reflecting on seven decades of the Iranian Kurdish movement, this history of its development from 1947 offers a vivid and comprehensive analysis of the politicisation of national sentiments within Iran, and the connections the movement made and developed with Kurdish groups in Iraq. • A history of the development of the Kurdish national movement in Iran from 1947 • Examines contemporary Kurdish politics, history and movement in Iran through the lens of ethnicity, nationalism, and social and political movements • Vividly illustrates the complex relationship between Iraqi and Iranian Kurdish political parties 256pp 10. 2021 9781316516430 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781009029971
Marketing Democracy The Political Economy of Democracy Aid in the Middle East Erin A. Snider | Texas A & M University
Drawing on extensive fieldwork in Egypt, Morocco, and Washington DC and recently declassified government documents, this book focuses on the construction and practice of democracy aid in the Middle East, showing how democracy aid can reinforce, rather than challenge authoritarian regimes. • Provides a new way of understanding the politics and practice of democracy aid in restrictive regimes • Shows how ideas, interests, and institutions mediate and shape the form and function of democracy aid in the Middle East • Draws on extensive fieldwork in Egypt, Morocco, and Washington DC and recently declassified government documents to illuminate the construction and practice of democracy aid in the Middle East Cambridge Middle East Studies 250pp 12. 2021 9781108844260 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781108943505
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Offshore Citizens Permanent Temporary Status in the Gulf Noora Lori | Boston University
Combining the study of minorities with migrants, this book examines the citizenship and migration polices of the United Arab Emirates to show how time is used to construct and police national boundaries. It will be of interest to anyone seeking to understand the challenges of citizenship in an era of migration. • Explains the migration and citizenship policies of the Arab Gulf region that hosts the highest concentrations of migrants in the world • Demonstrates the importance of citizenship policies in oil-rich states, showing how legal status and delays are used in the politics of resource distribution • Provides readers with a way of studying stateless minorities, labor migrants, and refugees in conjunction 304pp 5 b/w illus. 2 maps 9 tables 4. 2021 9781108705561 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99 8. 2019 9781108498173 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108632560
